Illovo is Africa’s leading sugar producer and a significant manufacturer of downstream products, with extensive agricultural and manufacturing operations in six African countries; Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia…

Illovo has multiple agricultural estates extending over its wide geographic footprint, producing more than six million tons of sugar cane annually. The territories in which these estates are located offer both the group’s own agricultural operations and those of its outgrower partners ideal climatic and soil conditions, accompanied by irrigation from secure water sources which combine to ensure the cultivation of high yielding, quality sugar cane…

Illovo’s leading position in African sugar production is driven by our ongoing investment in the continent’s growth story. As significant suppliers of sugar in our countries of operation and major exporters to regional markets, Illovo is strategically positioning its operations to respond to Africa’s increasing sugar consumption growth, forecast to grow by six million tons by 2020…

The group employs more than 30 000 people involved in agriculture, manufacturing, finance, marketing and administration. Around 12 600 people are permanent employees while approximately 18 000 people are employed at peak periods on a fixed-term contract basis, primarily in agriculture…

Illovo’s 16 manufacturing plants are located across sub-Saharan Africa, producing brown and refined sugar together with a range of high-value downstream products for both domestic, regional and international markets…

As Africa’s largest sugar producer, with agricultural and manufacturing operations in six African countries, Illovo remains conscious of its strong interdependence with, and strives to make a meaningful contribution...

Illovo is Africa’s leading and largest sugar producer, comprising agricultural estates and 16 manufacturing sites across six southern African countries, with the first origins of the group’s history dating back to 1891...